Friday, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Palestine and Egypt declared Saturday as the first day of Ramadan.

In addition to Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait and Yemen as well.

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However, several other countries officially announced that they have not seen the crescent of the month of Ramadan, and therefore Sunday, April 3, will be the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan.

The countries are Jordan, Oman, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and Japan.